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- Acne
- Adjustment Disorders
- Adolescent Diabetes
- Adolescent Growth and Development
- Adolescent Health Problems and Injuries
- Adolescent Male: Physical Examination
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Adolescent Nutrition
- Amenorrhea
- Anatomy of the Breasts
- Anorexia Nervosa
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- Cognitive Development
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- Delayed Puberty
- Determining Body Mass Index
- Diabetes and Diet
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Exercise
- Eye Care / Avoiding Eye Injuries
- Female Growth and Development
- Female Physical Development
- Firearm Safety
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Gynecological and Menstrual Conditions
- Gynecological Health
- Gynecological Infections
- Healthy Eating During Adolescence
- Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke)
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- Oral Health
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- Phobias
- Physical Examination: Adolescent Male
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness
- Puberty: Adolescent Female
- Recognizing Urologic or Gynecologic Problems
- Safer Sex Guidelines
- Schizophrenia
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Smoking
- Sprains and Strains
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- Teenage Drivers
- Teen Suicide
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- Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Center Passes Surgical Milestone
- CHALK Program Takes Top Honors for Poster Presentation at National Meeting of Children's Hospitals
- Save the Date: 2009 JFK Tower Golf Tournament to Benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Center, June 29
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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Beth W. Rackow, MD
Director, Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyGynecologic problems can occur in infants, children and adolescents, and are often very different from the conditions that affect adult women. Children and adolescents with gynecologic problems have unique needs and benefit from specialized evaluation, treatment and follow-up by a gynecologist with expertise in these disorders. The Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Service provides evaluation and management of a range of gynecologic disorders, and often works in consultation with other pediatric specialists.
Gynecologic problems in children and adolescents can be hormonal, structural or functional. There is a range of conditions that presents in young females, and a number of these can be managed medically. Some disorders need a degree of evaluation, which based on the patient's comfort and generally for children prior to puberty, can only be accomplished while they are sleeping. These exams are performed under anesthesia in the pediatric operating room.
Some conditions, such as ovarian cysts, endometriosis, and birth defects of the reproductive tract, may require surgical intervention. The physicians in the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Service, who also specialize in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, are focused on preserving normal reproductive function, if possible, and preserving fertility.
Our goal is to provide excellent evaluation and management of conditions for these young females using the multidisciplinary resources available at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Collaborating with experts in fields such as endocrinology, genetics, oncology and surgery enables us to provide the highest quality care for these young patients.
For more information about the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Service, call the Center for Women's Reproductive Care at (646) 756-8282.
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